Arts & Sciences Talks 2009
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The Sherbrooke School of Comparative Canadian Literature
(2011-03-30)In the 1970s some academics and creative writers at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec developed a new approach to the study of Canadian literature in both English and French which went on to have a profound influence ... -
Food Prices in South Africa: Why Most People Can't Afford to Eat a Healthy Diet
(2011-03-30)Foods with a high content of fat, sugar, and refined cereals are typically cheap but are poor in nutrients and heavy with calories. By contrast, such foods as fish, vegetables, and fruit are richer in nutrients but are ... -
"Selfish, Foolish, and Crazed: Imagining the Female Shopper in Modernizing Canada"
(2011-03-29)Shopping became a major Canadian pastime between the late 19 the century and World War II. During the same period, stereotypes of female shoppers as vain, greedy, and impressionable came to assume prominent roles within ... -
Epistemology and Ideology: The Case of Mediation
(2011-03-29)Mediation, once an "alternative" process, has gone mainstream. Most courts in North America now include it as part of normal litigation procedure. In the United States there is even fear that mediation will lead to the ... -
Animated Pedagogical Agents & Immersive Worlds: Two Worlds Colliding
(2011-03-29)Animated Pedagogical Agents (APAs) can be defined as animated computer-generated characters that respond to user input, adapt to user behaviour, and facilitate learning in a computer based learning environment. The benefits ... -
Boreal Fends & Plants: Conservation from an Ecoregional Perspective.
(2011-03-29)Ecoregions are large areas of land and water that contain a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. They are increasingly being used as a framework for conservation planning across the globe. Within a ... -
Evaluating La Francophone: Myths and Realities
(2011-03-29)"At the moment, French seems to be engaged in a losing battle against American English in the world. To fight this trend, a multinational group of some 44 authors who write in French, have proposed, in a manifesto/, /the ... -
Social Networking and Political Activism: The Great Canadian Copyright Fight - Over or Not?
(2011-03-29)In 2007 and 2008 there was a hard fought campaign against proposed changes to the Canadian Copyright Act, changes which would have privileged producers and owners of copyright over users. Particularly notable about the ... -
The Mining Songs of British Columbia: Exploring the P.J. Thomas Collection
(2011-03-29)Phil Thomas, who sadly passed away two years ago, was the foremost folksong collector in British Columbia. His collection is unfortunately not very well known outside his native province but it includes a wealth of items ... -
Adventures in Building an Online Digital Collection: The Alberta Women's Institutes Project
(2011-03-29)"This talk will address the inception and design of a new AU digital collection that focuses on self-representation in organizational histories. Our subject is the Alberta Women's Institutes, which celebrates its 100th ...
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